[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5606]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO AARON MARTIN

 Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, today I honor Aaron Martin, a 
native of Stuttgart from my home State of Arkansas. His bravery and 
that of his fellow servicemen and women made national headlines 
recently as they captured a group of Somali pirates in the Indian 
Ocean.
  A 1994 Stuttgart High School graduate, Martin was among the sailors 
who took on a small gang of Somali pirates in the early morning hours 
of April 1. The USS Nicholas, a guided missile warship, was tracking 
the pirates when they opened fire in Indian Ocean waters, according to 
reports. The USS Nicholas, which saw combat in the first Gulf War, 
returned fire and disabled the small ship.
  Martin is the son of Bruce and Janette Martin of Stuttgart. He and 
his wife Natalie have an 8-year-old son and a 12-year-old daughter.
  Along with all Arkansans, I am grateful for the service and sacrifice 
of all of our military servicemembers and their families.

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